
The Missouri State Highway Patrol has announced the results of the annual statewide school bus inspection program. Patrol officials say a total of 11,958 school buses across the state of Missouri were inspected by Missouri State Highway Patrol personnel during the 2019 program. Of all buses inspected, 89.3% were approved by personnel with no defective items noted during inspection. Buses found to have no defective items are rated as “approved.” Buses having one or more defective items which do not constitute an immediate danger are rated as “defective.” Buses with a defective item which constitutes an immediate danger are rated as “out-of-service.” inspection. Locally there several school that had 100 percent approval including Alton, Cabool, Couch, Eminence, Gainesville, Van Buren, Willow Springs and Winona.